It’s so hot here

Wow its going to be 100 degrees this weekend, I guess that means that summer is officially here. This morning I just lounged around before my class and before I go home for the weekend. It was relaxing and nice without any of my roommates here. Even though I love my roommates its really nice to have the place by myself. Even though it was hot I still wanted a nice bowl of steaming oatmeal. Since I was out of bananas this morning (I know a tragedy,right?) I used some pumpkin instead. Since pumpkin isn’t really sweet I added a tbsp of agave nectar and some pumpkin spice to make it extra special. I also added my usual fixing, but also included some chocolate chips. This bowl was so delicious and the pumpkin added some extra volume to it. The best part, though, was the melted chocolate chips.

The Office

Season finale of The Office is own tonight and I so excited for it. I want to know if Jim is ever going to ask Pam to marry him. My friends came over to my apartment after dinner so we could have a little movies and TV relaxation. For dinner I had a simple re-fried bean avocado, and some yellow pepper quesidilla. I also had some cauliflower with some sprinkled Indian spices. I think I am liking cauliflower again because I used to not be a big fan of it but tonight I enjoyed it. After dinner I still had some avocado so I broke out the salsa and made guacamole. I then proceeded to have some tortilla chips and guacamole, it was the total end-er to my meal. 

A relief

Thank goodness my last midterm is over. Now all I have to work on is preparing for finals, haha, the never ending homework. Anyways this morning I had to wake up at 5:30 in the morning for work today which meant my breakfast had to be pretty fast. Breakfast consisted of almond butter and jam on a Ezeikel english muffin along with a sliced up banana. When I got off for work it was time for breakfast and I sure was hungry. I stopped by Trader Joe’s, which is next door to where I work, and picked up some sesame seed sprouted wheat bagels, hummus, avocado, and some other necessities. When I got home I made a bagel sandwich with some hummus, avocado, spinach, and some hot peppers. I also had it with a salad that included almonds, blackberries, and cranberries. This lunch was very satisfying and kept me full for a while. 

MIA

Sorry! these next two days I’m going to really buckle down and study. I’m not going to post anything until Thursday. See you then.

Early Monday

Good Morning! I had to work at 6am in the morning so that meant a quick break fast of oatmeal (banana, flax, almond milk, and vanilla). After work I plan on going to the library to get some studying so i packed a simple lunch of an almond butter and jam sandwich with two small pears and some carrots. 

For a snack I had a mint chocolate Luna tea cake and some dried bananas and cherries. UMM I love those luna tea cakes they are so yummy. For dinner I kept it simple because I have lab homework to do plus studying for my midterm. I had left over red pepper tomato soup with peas, some broccoli and roasted butternut squash, and two small pieces of toast. 

Weekend wrap up

Sorry I wasn’t able to post or take any pictures this weekend (I actually took two which I forgot I had). I went home this weekend and just hung out with my mom and tried to do some studying, however, I didn’t really get much done. So  these next two days are going to be study, study, study.

To recap on my Saturday eating’s I had, yogurt and fruit in the morning along with a huge mug of my homemade soy latte, for lunch I had a avocado and tofu baguette sandwich with a salad of greens, tomatoes, cranberries, almonds, with some Annie’s dressing.  For dinner I went to my dad’s house where my grandmother cooked some yummy Chinese food. My grandmother and aunt are both vegetarian so I was able to get a solid veggie meal in. Since it was more of a home style layout, I wasn’t sure how much I ate even though it was all pretty healthy.

Sunday’s recap was 1/2 a sprouted wheat sesame bagel from Trader Joes’s with a tbsp of PB and some jam along with a yogurt and a homemade soy latte for breakfast. For lunch we had a BBQ for Mother’s Day. It was good to see all my aunts, uncles, and cousins (esp. my cousin’s little baby who has grown so much since I last saw him). There was a lot of meat at this BBQ but also some good vegetarian choices. I had a grilled corn, tofu with bamboo shoots and seaweed, salad with a little dressing, 3 pieces of a California roll, and some brown rice. I also had a small piece of strawberry cake that wasn’t very good. Then after the BBQ I drove back to my apartment at school and buckled down to study. For dinner I kept it simple and had tomato and red pepper soup with some green peas, some broccoli and butternut squash, and two small pieces of toast. 

Home Sweet Home

I ended up eating my fruit at home rather than in the car. Its so much easier to eat juicy fruits when its not dripping all over your hands, leaving them all sticky. So I cut up my apple and a kiwi and had it while organizing and watching The Office (my mom tapes it for me). A little while later I met my mom at the gym and did the StairMaster for 30 minutes while chatting with her. Before dinner I had a small handful of almonds and dried pineapple. For dinner I decided on the chickpea tacos from Happy Herbivore along with some steamed broccoli. The tacos were so messy but so worth it because they were scrumptious. I also added some mashed avocado and salsa on top which made it even better. I’ll try to study more tonight, for my midterm next week, but I don’t know how much I will get done. Ha ha. This weekend I just plan on hanging out with my mom and celebrating Mother’s day with her. I bought her Wicked tickets as a present… I can’t wait to give them to her. I’m not sure how much I’m going to blog this weekend because my meals are going to be cooked for my whole family rather than just myself. Have a good weekend and Mother’s Day.

Lounging around + Studying

It’s so nice not having to work or go to class so early in the morning. I just cleaned my room and studied for a while before my class at noon. Before class, I ate a semi early lunch because I am driving home right after class and won’t be able to eat. For lunch I just had a grilled hummus veggie sandwich with some cherry tomatoes. I used two slices of Ezekiel bread, some Cedar jalapeno garlic hummus, broccoli slaw, spinach ,and some orange peppers. I’m going to bring some fruit to munch on while I drive. Off to neurobiology lecture.

Friday at last

Good morning everyone…. I woke today to gloomy cloudy weather. It doesn’t really bother me that much because I’m sure this summer will definitely make up for it, especially since I live in southern California. Once I woke up I checked up on some of my emails and and then decided to make breakfast. Today since its kind of cold outside I decided on hot creamy bowl of oatmeal. I’m sure most people now know how to make oatmeal since its becoming so popular on other blogs. I guess since this is my first oatmeal post I will give you the run down: 1/2 cup of Scottish oats, 1 cup of water, 1 banana whipped in, pinch of cinnamon, vanilla. Then right before its done I added 1/2 cup of almond milk, 1/2 tbsp of flax, and some raisins. It made such a yummy filling bowl. I also had it with some tea. Now off to studying, class, then home !!!

Welcome

Hello my name is Stephanie and I am currently a  junior in college majoring in biology. I am attempting to start a new blog focusing on my healthy lifestyle and love of food. I am currently dabbling in vegetarianism and can’t wait to cook up new recipes to share and try with you all. I am brand new to blogging and am inspired by all these wonderful blogs that are out there. I will hopefully start my first new blog tomorrow morning. See you then.